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Japanese symbol for “axiomatic”

Romaji: jimei
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory

In Japanese, axiomatic is , read (jimei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

Kanji and stroke order

oneself
on: ジ、シ
kun: みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
6 strokes · JLPT 3
bright, light
on: メイ、ミョウ、ミン
kun: あ.かり、あか.るい、あか.るむ、あか.らむ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
じしん jishin(one's) self; oneself; yourself
じゆう jiyuufreedom; liberty
しぜん shizennature
じこ jikoself; oneself
じどう jidouautomatic
せつめい setsumeiexplanation; exposition; description
あした ashitatomorrow

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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